Kate Middleton praised as ideal Queen after missing out on Person of the Year award

Princess Kate branded ideal consort for future king Prince William

Kate Middleton, who failed to win big title, has been branded the ideal future Queen by a royal expert.

Princess Catherine has been shortlisted for Time Person of the Year 2024 title alongside nine other high-profile personalities. Donald Trump, who last month was re-elected president of the United States, has wont the title.

The award, according to outlet, would be awarded to the person who has had the biggest impact – good or bad – on the world over the previous year.

Although she hasn’t be granted the title, royal expert Richard Fitzwilliams – prior to the winning announcement – wrote that he believed Kate would have been deserving of the Time accolade due to her “charm, poise and a wonderful flair for fashion, the ideal consort for our future king.”

Princess Kate, who recently stepped out in London for her fourth ‘Together At Christmas’ carol service, had “stirred a conversation about privacy and health for public figures”.

Despite stepping away from the royal spotlight for a majority of the year following her cancer diagnosis back in March, Kate has recently made a return to public duty – after making her first appearance of 2024 at this year’s Trooping the Colour in June.